Preparing to add a laser to my CNC router

RE: Preparing to add a laser to my CNC router

Andrew J — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 23:24:11 GMT

Nice post Ralph - it will be interesting to see how this progresses. Sweet pair of glasses too.

RE: Preparing to add a laser to my CNC router

dubbie — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 09:55:55 GMT

It is good to see safety being seriously considered with lasers as it only takes one mistake. Eyes don't heal well after a lasering. An alternative approach would be to put the laser cutter inside a box, possibly with a camera inside, or a protective glass view area. This also has the advantage of providing better control over the fume extraction as it is better to get a laminar flow of air away from the cutting point. Otherwise the fumes can re-condense back onto the surface and cause unsightly marks, especially when cutting plastics. The fumes can also be toxic so you have to get rid of those safely as well.

Dubbie

RE: Preparing to add a laser to my CNC router

shabaz — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 18:50:23 GMT

Hi Ralph,

Nice reminder about the extingusher, I need to get one too. The camera set-up is very cool!

That style of glasses fits really well, I could not tell that there are prescription glasses behind there!

RE: Preparing to add a laser to my CNC router

mp2100 — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 18:20:56 GMT

Very nice. This is really safety first, buying the safety equipment before Santa deliveries your gift.